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CAPE GIRARDEAU, Mo. - Tyler Stone dropped in a game-high 19 points and Marland Smith scored 1,000 in his career to lead Southeast Missouri (13-11, 8-4) to a commanding 86-56 win over UT Martin (3-23, 0-13) Thursday night at the Show Me Center.

Smith scored seven in the second half to get him the exact amount of points he needed to join Southeast's 1,000-point club. He is the first Redhawk to score 1,000 points in a career since Derek Winans had 1,505 from 2001-05.

"It feels great. I've been here three years and I really wanted to accomplish this at home," said Smith.

Smith, who scored only two points in the first half, reached his milestone on a layup with 22 seconds left, the final basket of the game.

"Marland is a very unselfish player," said Southeast head coach Dickey Nutt. "His stats show that tonight. He also had six assists when he could have been shooting the ball those times."

Ten different players scored in a balanced effort which sent UT Martin to its 14th-consecutive loss.

Southeast led the entire game en route to securing its 10th home victory of the season. As a result, the Redhawks posted 10 home wins in a season for the first time since 2004-05.

Stone scored 12 of his points in the first half to help grab Southeast a 32-25 advantage at the break, its 12th halftime lead of the season.

Southeast broke a 9-9 tie with a 17-6 run to build a double-digit lead (26-15). Seven different Redhawks scored during that stretch which ended on a Stone jumper at the 8:22 mark.
 
Stone later ripped off eight more points to ignite a 12-4 run in the final four minutes. Four of Stone's points came off dunks, one of which he threw down off a Marland Smith pass as the buzzer sounded to end the half.

Smith's three-pointer extended the Redhawks lead to 83-53 with 1:57 left before Southeast put its 13th win on ice.

Stone missed just three times from the field, hitting 9-of-12 shots. He also pulled down six rebounds and chipped in two blocks.

Wilford followed with 15 points, his third-straight double-digit performance off the bench. He made 6-of-13 from the field, knocked down a pair of three-pointers and grabbed four rebounds in 16 minutes.

Marcus Brister rounded out Southeast's double-digit scorers with 11 points.

Southeast shot 55.6 percent (35-of-63) from the field and committed a season-low five turnovers on the night. In addition, the Redhawks held the Skyhawks under 30 points in both halves.

The Redhawks 30-point margin of victory marked their largest in 24 games this season.

Additionally, Nick Niemczyk made his first start since Jan. 14. Niemczyk missed Southeast's last five games due to a concussion. He scored six points on two three-pointers.

Mike Liabo led UT Martin with 16 points, as the Skyhawks fell to 1-13 on the road this year. UT Martin shot just 35 percent (21-of-60) from the field.

Southeast, which is now third in the OVC standings after Murray State and Tennessee Tech both lost Thursday, returns to action at SIU Edwardsville on Feb. 11. Tip-off is set for 7 p.m., CT, at the Vadalabene Center.